F0040300 History of Japan's Politics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Evening Course

Lecture Code F0040300 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本政治史

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンセイジシ

Subject Name in
English History of Japan's Politics

Instructor MORIBE SEIICHI

Instructor
(Katakana) モリベ　セイイチ

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Thur9-10：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

This lecture will be given in Japanese. Students are expected to have enough Japanese communication skill. Then, please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Political Science

Eligible Students 3rd-Year

Keywords History of Japan's politics，Parties and party system,  The Constitution of Empire of Greater Japan, and The Diet of Japan.

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course is dealing with Japan’s modern political history. The point of departure is around 1900, just Japan State had been clearly formed under the modern westernized Meiji Constitution. We are discussing what kind of political situation produced so called Japanese way of politics under Meiji Constitution. At the time, "SEIYUKAI" typical Japanese political party was established and modernized young bureaucrats started to decide national policies. Political system around 1900, which consisted of political parties, bureaucracy and Interest Groups had been formed by then, are somehow even now, prototype of latest Japanese political actors.  Why and how are they still so, however WW1 changed Japanese society and economy and total war regime under WW2 suffocated political freedom and free economic market. Especially in the course of discussing, we will analyse for the collapse of party politics in 1930 and glancing at how Meiji Constitution authorized a totalitarian military state.
Finally, we are discussing how far or near is the (current) constitution of Japan from Meiji imperial Constitution although post-war reforms abolished Meiji Constitution and destroyed prewar political system.

Class Schedule lesson1
lesson2
lesson3
lesson4
lesson5
lesson6
lesson7
lesson8
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15

Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Text/Reference Books, etc. Please see the syllabus written in Japanese.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review please see the Japanese syllabus.

Requirements please see the Japanese syllabus.

Grading Method please see the Japanese syllabus.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Slowly but surely!

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Law Law Evening Course
Lecture Code	F0040300	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本政治史
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンセイジシ
Subject Name in English	History of Japan's Politics
Instructor	MORIBE SEIICHI
Instructor (Katakana)	モリベ　セイイチ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Thur9-10：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
This lecture will be given in Japanese. Students are expected to have enough Japanese communication skill. Then, please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students	3rd-Year
Keywords	History of Japan's politics，Parties and party system, The Constitution of Empire of Greater Japan, and The Diet of Japan.
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is dealing with Japan’s modern political history. The point of departure is around 1900, just Japan State had been clearly formed under the modern westernized Meiji Constitution. We are discussing what kind of political situation produced so called Japanese way of politics under Meiji Constitution. At the time, "SEIYUKAI" typical Japanese political party was established and modernized young bureaucrats started to decide national policies. Political system around 1900, which consisted of political parties, bureaucracy and Interest Groups had been formed by then, are somehow even now, prototype of latest Japanese political actors. Why and how are they still so, however WW1 changed Japanese society and economy and total war regime under WW2 suffocated political freedom and free economic market. Especially in the course of discussing, we will analyse for the collapse of party politics in 1930 and glancing at how Meiji Constitution authorized a totalitarian military state. Finally, we are discussing how far or near is the (current) constitution of Japan from Meiji imperial Constitution although post-war reforms abolished Meiji Constitution and destroyed prewar political system.
Class Schedule	lesson1 lesson2 lesson3 lesson4 lesson5 lesson6 lesson7 lesson8 lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15 Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Please, see the syllabus written in Japanese.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Text/Reference Books, etc. Please see the syllabus written in Japanese.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	please see the Japanese syllabus.
Requirements	please see the Japanese syllabus.
Grading Method	please see the Japanese syllabus.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Slowly but surely!
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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